Hiking II - Marmot Pass in the Olympics - rickshel

Hiking II - Marmot Pass in the Olympics

Dad and I went on his favorite hike in the Olympics - up to Marmot Pass (and above). It is ~12 miles round-trip, with a 4000 ft elevation gain. Even in August, there were plenty of flowers. A really wonderful hike - highly recommended. (I say that even after having broken my wrist in the last few hundred yards of the trek...)

This is a nearly-360 degree panorama from the ridge up above Marmot Pass. In this shot(s) I somehow missed the Olympic Range off to the right. Marmot Pass is in the little saddle just left of center.
To view this "up close", click on the "O" image size (below) and scroll across the panorama. There is a much larger (half-fullsize) version of this panorama at the end of this gallery.
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Looking up at Marmot Pass
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Fireweed - Dad could not imagine my interest in taking pictures of this "weed".
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Lupin - one of our favorites.
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This was taken very near to the Pass. There were flowers everywhere...
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Orange paintbrush, one of my favorites.
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More paintbrush.
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Magenta paintbrush - first time I had ever seen this hue.
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Scarlet paintbrush - incredibly vibrant.
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Dad, just below the pass.
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This is a nearly-360 degree panorama from the ridge up above Marmot Pass. In this shot(s) I somehow missed the Olympic Range off to the right. Marmot Pass is in the little saddle just left of center.
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